Could you describe your ideal Hollywood red carpet dress – the one you’ll wear to the premiere of the film adaption of one of your book?
Ooh, that’s so hard! It would be
something super fun that I could just throw my biker jacket over and go to
karaoke afterwards. I LOVE vintage and I love blue so, ideally it would be both
of those. Plus, I like a low back to show off my shoulder tattoo – excellent
conversation starter. Maybe something like this from Zooey Deschanel but in
more of an aqua colour?
What is your favourite outfit you’ve ever
owned? Tell us about it.
There are so many… the thing I always end
up wearing to go out if I can’t decide what’s right are my gold sequin hot
pants with a slouchy fine knit sweater or stripy top. I know that doesn’t sound
very casual but I’m comfiest in shorts! And you know I’m a shoe gal, lots of
favorite shoes. Living and dying by the new Saint Laurent mary-janes at the
moment. I’m wearing this French
Connection dress to death at the moment, it’s the perfect shape for me.
http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/french-connection-dress-fun-stripe-jersey-flare?ID=722668&CategoryID=2911#fn=spp%3D5%26ppp%3D96%26sp%3D1%26rid%3D%26spc%3D94%26kws%3Dfrench%20connection%20dress
Are you a heels or flats girl?
Are you a heels or flats girl?
I LOVE heels and wear them whenever I can
but I won’t lie, I really hate walking in them. It’s NOT WHAT THEY’RE MADE FOR.
So that means I spend a lot of time in ballet flats which is cool, it fits the
sixties vibe I’m going for at the moment. I love me a pair of ankle boots too.
Saint Laurent make the BEST heels, definitely the comfiest. I love Louboutins
but the pumps don’t fit my feet properly, I must be inbetweeen his sizes. It’s
HEARTBREAKING.
If you could have a body swap with anyone
in the world, who would you swap with?
Hmm… interesting! I’m not sure, it’s taken me a pretty long time to be
happy being me. Maybe Emma Stone, just because I love her and she always gets
the cute guy in her movies. I wouldn’t complain at that.
What’s the craziest/most embarrassing thing
you have done in a departmental store?
Oh man. I couple of years ago I had a really bad sinus infection when I
was writing The Single Girl’s To-Do List and it was Christmas eve, I was in New
York and I still had loads of presents to buy because I’d been so busy with the
book. The night before, my flatmate’s bf gave me some Sudafed which I took
every four hours and started feeling SO much better. Result! So, Christmas eve
morning, I went to Bloomingdales to finish my shopping and I started having
palpitations and freaking out in the changing rooms. I texted my friend because
my mouth was too dry to call and she said the pills he’d given me were supposed
to be taken one every twelve hours not two every four! So I was basically off
my tits on meth because pseudoephedrine is the main ingredient in crystal meth.
Amazing. Eventually I managed to calm down, get myself home and sleep it off.
Admittedly, I felt GREAT on Christmas day, cold gone! I don’t recommend it
though!
Please tell us about your new book, About A Girl.
I’m so bad at describing my own books!
It’s a story about a girl called Tess who has spent her entire life working on
a plan, only to have that plan completely fall apart on her. When that happens,
she panics and decides to impersonate her flatmate on a photoshoot in Hawaii as
the photographer, rather than deal with real life. It’s funny, it’s funny,
there are some steamy moments, lots of fashion moments, booze and karaoke.
What’s not to love?
Who do you think would fit the role of
Tess perfectly if it were to be made into the film?
I can never answer this question. I have
another Tess book to write so I really can’t think of her as an actress because
then the actress would be in my head instead of Tess! I love hearing other
people’s ideas though - who do you think?
For I Heart NY, you wrote it after Boxing
Day in NYC because you were gutted that you’re heading back to the UK. What
gave you the inspiration for About A Girl?
Really, it’s a book all about working out
who you are, who you could be and what really makes you happy in life. I think
a lot of us are on a treadmill, running towards a goal that doesn’t really
exist – I know I definitely used to be – and this is a book that asks ‘what
happens when you take that goal away?’ Of course, most people wouldn’t nick off
to Hawaii and have the same fun adventures that Tess does but hopefully it will
remind people that they have options in life.
Do you ever write about characters based
on people you know? I could definitely feel some parts of me in the character
Kekipi! (oh, Kelk. Hope I’m not brushing my horns..)
Ha! Maybe some of your late night tweets
inspired my late night writing! I never base characters on actual people but
I’m definitely influenced or inspired by everyone in my life. I think it would
be impossible not to be!
What are you plans for writing the sequel
of About A Girl?
Since you’ve mentioned that it’s a
series, how many books can we expect from you, Ms Kelk! (I’m getting excited
already. Please be a double digit!) There is going to be a sequel! We haven’t
announced it yet but it’ll be out next summer. As soon as I can tell you more,
I will. After that, I don’t know… fingers crossed I get a new contract!
GIVEAWAY! WHOOP!
HarperCollins is kind enough to give away copies of Lindsey's refreshingly new book, About A Girl to 3 lucky winners!
- Open to UK residents only.
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Don't forget to stop by I Heart Books tomorrow as its the final stop for the About A Girl blog tour!
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